Men 4x400m Final

The victory of the United States team gave Michael Johnson
his ninth gold medal in the history of the World Championships, a new record. United
States obteined his fourth consecutive title in this event since Stuttgart '93. The
quartet, formed by Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor and Michael Johnson, set
a worlkd best performance of the year with 2:56.55. Poland, current European
vice-champion, won the silver medal with 2:58,91, 41 hundredths of a second ahead of
Jamaica, which repeated the bronze medal of Athens '97. The race had no change since the
first relay: the North American starter, Davis, took a slight advantage over the Pole
Czubak. The third runner, Taylor, made the final gap, which allowed Johnson a triumphal
final lap.